Installations

The top Navy official overseeing installations has resigned, the Navy announced Friday in a brief statement. It said Phyllis Bayer, assistant secretary for energy, installations and environment, plans to “retire from government and pursue other opportunities.” The service said it has already begun searching for her successor, stating again that it will not eliminate the

A Pentagon survey concluding that about half of military facilities worldwide experienced impacts from climate change-related risks de-emphasized the threat installations face as a result of climate change and rising sea levels, according to a draft version of the report obtained by the Washington Post. The final survey, which was submitted to Congress in January,

About half of more than 3,500 military facilities worldwide — including installations and associated sites — experienced impacts from six categories of climate change-related risks, according to a new DOD survey. The highest number of reported impacts resulted from drought, 782 sites, followed closely by wind, 763 sites, and non-storm-surge-related flooding, 706 sites. Reported